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Table 1 Characteristics of TBI and non-injured patients from 2017 to 18 CCHS (weighted N and weighted percent)

From: Association between traumatic brain injury and mental health care utilization: evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey

Characteristics

TBI

N = 158,287

Non-injured

N = 25,339,913

p-value

Age

12–64 years

140,578 (88.8)

20,109,743 (79.3)

 < 0.001

 ≥ 65 years

17,709 (11.2)

5,230,170 (20.6)

 

Sex

Male

13,091,629 (48.9)

12,248,284 (48.3)

0.834

Female

80,762 (51.0)

77,525 (51.6)

 

Education

Less than secondary

40,567 (25.9)

4,345,694 (17.5)

 

Secondary

41,921 (26.8)

5,771,030 (23.2)

 < 0.001

Postsecondary

73,837 (47.2)

14,768,861 (59.3)

 

Income

$0–$39,999

22,889 (14.4)

5,067,657 (20.0)

0.089

$40,000–$79,000

45,781 (28.9)

6,973,424 (27.5)

 

 ≥ $80,000

89,585 (56.6)

13,283,231 (52.4)

 

Race

Non-white

21,217 (14.6)

6,090,962 (25.4)

0.004

White

124,250 (85.4)

17,875,298 (74.6)

 

Mental health conditions

No

114,849 (72.7)

22,198,432 (87.9)

 < 0.001

Yes

43,160 (27.3)

3,059,757 (12.1)

 

Heavy drinking

No

83,611 (67.3)

14,310,147 (76.0)

0.005

Yes

40,690 (32.7)

4,519,464 (24.0)